Still, the Minangkabau, who make up about 3 percent of Indonesia’s roughly 245 million people, are conservative, Abdullah said. In daily life women and men occupy roles that to Western eyes ...

Archive Life in Indonesia's Minangkabau Community (Photos) Photographer Susan Schulman captures everyday life in the world’s largest matrilineal society. Published Aug. 27 2011 1:00AM EDT ...

Anthropologist Peggy Reeves Sanday disagrees. After years of research among the Minangkabau people of West Sumatra, Indonesia, she has accepted that group's own self-labeling, as a "matriarchate ...

PIKIRAN RAKYAT - Indonesia's rich tapestry of cultures is further enriched by the traditions of the Minangkabau people, an ethnic group primarily inhabiting the highlands of West Sumatra. Their ...

Anyone visiting , Indonesia, would be amazed – not so much by the beauty of its lakes and mountains, but by the prominent role women play in almost all spheres of life in the Minangkabau community.

Minangkabau figures have been actively involved in Indonesian politics since the preindependence movement of the 1920s. They were not only prominent in their era, but also represented a wide ...

Minang landmark: An aerial picture of a neighborhood in Muara Labuah, South Solok regency, West Sumatra The Jakarta Post Mon, February 10, 2020 Published on Feb. 10, 2020Published on 2020-02-10T02 ...

Doha: Minang Family Association in Qatar (IKM) in collaboration with Indonesian Embassy in Qatar, Indonesian Community Association in Qatar (PERMIQA), ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Indonesian Embassy in Paris in cooperation with the Indonesian Diaspora Network France is set to hold the Festival Colorful Indonesia (FCI) 2018 in September 22-23 which will ...